Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-04-16
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.


About $50 p. M, Wednesday Mrs.
Bertha Hegener shot John F. Murphy, on
Sibley St., st. Paul, Mimi, the ball enter
ing his head producing mortal wound
from which Murphy died at St. Joseph's
hospital at II O'Clock the same night. Both
parties reside at Minneapolis. Mrs
Hegener is % years of age, wife of Charles
Hegener, a German barber of Minneapolis,
and Murphy had been in the husbands
employ, using the opportunity of his board
ing in the family to urge the young wife to
elope with him.. and Boosting Of his
intimacy mt with ne her ina manner to destroy
her honor. His proposals were: rejected
|, with Indignation, and upon being reported
to Hegener he confronted Murphy, who in
writing retracted the miserable Statements
he had made concerning the wife. This
DONE Murphy came to st. Paul, and from
there wrote to Hegener's brother-in-l law
reaffimring his original statement and
saying that his retraction was false. At
this, the injured and trenzied woman
came to st. Paul, found Murphy, and with
the result tated. " = .--
Portions OF Dakota suffered severely
from prairie fires on the 9th. The fire ran
miles from Huron, the family consisting of
EMaloney. his sister and Annie Murreen.
In attempting to run to plowed ground not
far from the house all were oTertaken by
? the, fire, Miss Murreen and Maloney lost
I their lives, and Mess Maloney is likely to
die. Tie Maloney house and barn we're
burned. In, the same ineighborhood two
! barns and a. house were burned. On the
> washington Hill, several families lOs1 their
residences. Northwest of Letcher eight
farmers were burnt. out with losses ranging
from $500 to s., zoe, and young man
Ia, ! e.
cattle, which also burned. It is reported
! that the fires burned off. the south half of
Lake County, and 25 farmers lost thei1,
houses, barns. stock and grain. Near Mad
.lson France: Keller was burned to death
between his house and barn both being i'm
flames All over this region the wind was
blowing 90 miles all hour. *. - ..'.
r. Senator Dawes has notified the
*sergeantSat-arms of the Senate that the sub
committee OF" the Senate committee on
Indian affairs will be ready to start: for the
Northwest the latter part of May The sub
committee, which was appointed under a
resolution. offered by Senator Morgan in
the Senate during the last days Of the
session, is authorized to invesfigate the
administration Of affairs. by Indian. agents
on the northern border especially Tho
conduct of AgentSheeha1l at White Earth
agency In Minnesota The subcommittee
consists OF. Senators Dawes Sabin and
Morgan. >..s... ]: III. D.. Il. ,,.:::I: =,
r: AT nine o'clock Tuesday night April
18th, fire from an unknown cause broke out
IL an outbuilding in the rear of the NORTH
western Hotel at GAINESVILLE, Mimi. A high
wind Was prevailing which swept across
MAIN street and in. a. very short time the
hire communicated to the hotel and stores
destroying them like finder boxes. It.
spread across the street. taking two blocks
ssntlreiy-oVer IT. thirty buildings entailing a
was: notified and Immediately responded.
rendering efficient aid. The post-office.' AZ.
gus office and Jennison Bros bank are
amongt the buildings burned The origin of
the tire is not known.
=. WatertoWn, Oak, was rythreatened
with disaster from prairie fire on the after
noon Of the Sti, and only by tie most
vigorous work of the fremen and citizens
was The destroying torch STAYED. The
thermometer stood at S. degrees. By a
prairie fire, set by a=locomotive sparks three
farmers In Hanson county were burned out, 4
buildings, machinery, seed wheat, corn, hay.
and IN onecase several head of live stock
At Huron a. prairie fire ran into the fair
grounds destroying $1,000 worth of build:
lngs High winds prevailed everywhere.
At Aberdeen it was 90 above zero during
the day .;G;,s 49, Is ~ a. -
About" two months ago Henry Rem
SEP: Ava was brought to the hospital, at st. Cloud
Minn.,for treatment. Of diseased bone in
his legs. Dr.!Ramsey removed from each
shin bone pieces four to five inches long and
nearly an inch thick. Soon after the oper
alton the, removed parts of the bone were
>replaced!Gby the shin bones from-;a large
Cog, which was killed for this purpose. Tie
bones' began TO grow together, and now; Mr.:
R her IS able.to4.be4 up and walk about, !
Inns new experiment. has proved success
and IS probably the first one of the kind
eyer performed in thispart of the country.
III ii: Gen. Harrison Allen !. departm ent]|
com II .1 Dakota 6. A.: B., has dethe
following appointments: as aid.de-camp
and active assistant adjutant general, r. e.
Elemlng, John. F. Reynolds Post No. IA.
Fargo: Soon: an. order will be issued
announcing the;tstaf of the department
commander ON General Order No. 2 has also
been Issued ltpron1ulgates General Order
NO q lt,,s;s lssued:5by Communicating Chief
Falrchild, in regard to raising a f,;nd 20
puma a monument. TO Gen. U. S. Grant. =
At q meeting Of the board of admins
tration Of Farmers Institutes held at st,
Pau, Mimi, April -, o. c. Gregg was ap-
pointed SUPERINTENDENT of Institutes fer the
Year ending March I, 1888 Mr.. Gregg has
;esllded IN Qlmsted and Lyons counties since
1s65, and from 1872 to 1854 was auditor Of
Lyons county: A year ago he was appointed
superintendent; of tho State a1,,o,tt,,, ~ II